Re: thread-safe new and delete
On Oct 29, 7:12 pm, mpho <tjab...@gmail.com> wrote:
How can I implement operators new and delete in a re-entrant and
thread-safe manner? OR are there libraries out there ready for use?
Anyone? Thanks.
I am assuming this question is about guarding a 'new-ed' pointer in a
multi-threading application. If that is the case, the best thing would
be to guard the code section accessing or modifiying the pointer using
a mutex object. Also, whichever thread attempts to delete it should
set the pointer to NULL after deletion, and also check for a NULL
value on the pointer before attempting to delete it.
Sample Pseudo Code-
// lets say MyClass* p_obj is the shared pointer among the threads
Thread1
.......
.......
Guard(myMutex)
{
//allocate memory
p_obj = new MyClass();
}
.......
.......
//Thread2
Guard(myMutex)
{
if(p_obj != NULL)
{
delete p_obj;
p_obj = NULL;
}
}
Make sure you dont create copies of p_obj to avoid danging pointers.
You could use smart pointers, if you really need to have copies.
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